We need TeddyDear Editor: I recently watched HBO's "Roosevelt's, An Intimate History" by Ken Burns. Wow, what a great democratic President was our Teddy Roosevelt. (Small "d" but great enough to qualify for a c...

Fly the flagDear Editor: The American Flag was originally adopted through a resolution by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. Flag Day wasn't officially recognized until it was signed into law by Presid...

Pataki for prez?Dear Editor: Former New York governor George Pataki's announcement that he is running for president in 2016 will be followed by being one of the first to drop out. No one who truly believes in limi...

5555 is hereDear Editor: With much interest, I read the letter by Edward Horn about the effects of technology on society in the May 28th issue. Edward, I am in agreement with you. Technology is a double-edged ...

Typical Dem digDear Editor: Mr. Joseph Manago's May 28th letter was incredibly touching and reminiscent of a time when our entire country was united in our national effort to stop the aggression and finally defea...

Expand AirTrainDear Editor: Following up on a past letter in which I indicated my preference for neither the Queensway nor restoration of the old Rockaway Beach LIRR line as a North-South Queens transportation al...

Lobbyist misses markDear Editor: As a rent-controlled tenant for the past 47 years, I strongly dispute comments made by Rent Stabilization Association President Joseph Strasburg, a powerful lobbying group that wants t...

Flush TP tax?Dear Editor: The rationale used by Assemblyman David Weprin to justify his proposed legislation exempting toilet paper from the 8.875 percent sales tax left me puzzled. Weprin claims that "this a q...

Get out and voteDear Editor: Mark Weprin, the councilman in the 23rd District, is resigning his position to work for Governor andrew Cuomo. This district covers many neighborhoods in Queens, such as Bayside Hills,...

Last letter from Iwo Jima Dear Editor: "March 5, 1945: Hello Folks, I am still on the Island of Iwo Jima and, before I write anything else, I want to thank God I am still living. We just came back from the front lines today...

Unfair ticketsDear Editor: In the middle of the night, the Department of Sanitation is giving tickets out to businesses and nonprofit buildings. This has happened several times. When the businesses and nonprofit...

Fewer tickets, less trashDear Editor: I have lived in Maspeth my whole life – 50 years - but I have never wanted to leave this town more than I do right now. Grand Avenue is littered with garbage and NYPD Traffic is over a...

Drowning in debtDear Editor: The national debt has increased over $7 trillion, from $11 trillion to a record $18.2 trillion, over the past seven years under President Barack Obama with very little to show for it. ...

Tech talkDear Editor: Stephen Hawking announced that artificial intelligence could one day threaten humanity. This has been the premise of the movie series Terminator and countless other films, fiction and ...

If it ain't broke...Dear Editor: City Council Speaker Mellissa Mark-Viverito proposes to decriminalize six low-level offenses, including public urination, public consumption of alcohol, and jumping subway turnstiles. ...

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Park Geun-hye could always rely on one unwavering gift throughout a political career that saw a triumphant return as South Korea's first female president to the palatial Blue House where she'd lived as a girl: She enjoyed the reflected devotion, some might say worship, that half the country felt for her late dictator father.

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday that America will stick with Afghanistan for years to come as a new U.S. president takes over what is already America's longest war.

(Reuters) - Donald Trump was scheduled to hold additional meetings on Friday and Monday as he forms his administration before taking over from Democratic President Barack Obama on Jan. 20. The Republican president-elect has held more than 85 meetings so far, according to his transition team. Trump was to meet with the following people in coming days, according to his team: FRIDAY, DEC. 9 * U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican MONDAY, DEC. 12 JOE MANCHIN * U.S. Senator from West Virginia, a Democrat * Meeting originally scheduled for Dec. 9 WEDNESDAY, DEC. ...